Looking to try a new to me rod, fill a gap in cold water fishing, and hopefully stay under $200.  I'd like this rod to be good with, 1/8oz okishira head and a 2.8 keitech, 1/4-3/8oz ball head and 2.8-3.25 soft swimmer, 1/8-1/4oz ned, 1/2oz damiki vault, 1/8-3/16oz punisher jig w/ a beaver, 1/16-1/8 spro phat fly w/ gambler shakey shad, and rarely a vision jr 110+1.  

 

Right now I cover these with a 610M casting expride and a 7' ML Avid spinning.  I guess my true goal is to leave the spinning rod at home occasionally.  To any owners of either of these Phenix rods, what's more comfortable, under weighting the ML or working the heavy end of the L.  I have a curado 71 mgl available because of the JDM Zillion monkey, and plan on 15lb power pro to 11lb amarillo.  Open to any and all opinions or recommendations.

 

Thanks,

 

scott

ML based on those baits.

I have both those rods and when you get into the 1/4-3/8 oz range you go with ML. It fishes like a lot of medium power spinning rods IMO.  When you want to throw 1/16th oz hair jigs, 3/32 oz Neds... go with the Light.  Anything in between like 1/8 oz would work on either rod...

 

 

Hey

 

If you decide you want to get one of them, I have a light casting rod in the  Phenix Feather line for sale and I live in Chicago. I have two of the L and one of the ML, and love them both. Looking to sell off one of the L. They are pretty similar IMHO.

PM me if you're interested.

I have both of the rods you mention as well and both have the Curado BFS reels. For your intended usage, I would go with the ML. If it was just the 1/16 to 1/4 stuff, that might be different, but the 3/8 and 1/2 ounce baits will be happier with the ML.

Agree on the ML action. I have the 7'1" Light and use a Curado BFS reel. I do go up on lure weight to 3/8 oz and works great. But for the applications you want to use and the reel choices, the Feather 7'1" ML should fit the bill.